Ann Lab Med.  2019 Jan;39(1):99-101. 10.3343/alm.2019.39.1.99.

First Case of Catheter-related Malassezia pachydermatis Fungemia in an Adult

• Lee J
• Cho YG
• Kim DS
• Choi SI
• Lee HS

• KMID: 2420279
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2019.39.1.99

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Fungemia*
Humans
Malassezia*

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